iuro

== Latin == === Alternative forms === jūrō === Etymology === From Old Latin iovesō, from Proto-Italic *jowezāō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. By surface analysis, iūs +‎ -ō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjuː.roː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjuː.ro] === Verb === iūrō (present infinitive iūrāre, perfect active iūrāvī, supine iūrātum); first conjugation to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath ==== Conjugation ==== 1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “juro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “iuro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “iuro”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.